Talk:Phialemonium curvatum

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A fact from Phialemonium curvatum appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 22 December 2013 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the fungus Phialemonium curvatum can be identified through the use of PCR and DNA sequencing of its internal transcribed spacer?

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The most interesting fact about this fungus is that it caused an outbreak of heart valve infections resulting from contaminated penile injection medication used to treat erectile dysfunction. Medmyco (talk) 02:43, 22 December 2013 (UTC)[reply]